Originally posted by Marc Sabatella Could be a regional thing. I'll bet "Q Tips" don't even exist in all countries in the world. I'd suggest giving her the benefit of the doubt here.
FWIW, I agree that the proposed method - even with a "Q Tip" - is probably not the best method. But given her location (a remote Antarctic island?!?!), I'm with her (figuratively) - you take what you can get.
Fair enough about the regional difference.
Look, if you can get access to a Pentax DSLR, lenses, earbuds and the internet, a rocket blower probably isn't any more difficult to get. It just means shipping is more expensive and will take longer.
Her original advice had no mention of her remote location and it sounded like it was advice for the average photographer. That's why I came down on it hard. There's no reason for 99% of people to go that route in cleaning sensors.
Originally posted by JeffJS And yet you continue your snarky comments. Do you Really expect anyone to take you seriously? Her assessment of you is correct but of course, you know everything so your word is gospel and never to be challenged regardless of how you present it, Right? What a bag.
My methods were wrong but my point has been spot on. If you're still feeling hurt about my pointing out that your photo was blurry because of user error in another thread, please take it to PM.